LAUSANA.- The UEFA Three players from the real Madridamong them Kylian Mbappéfor “indecent behavior” in the Metropolitan in the round of the round of 16 of the Champions League before the Atlético de Madrid.
According to the Spanish press, those Real Madrid players would have caused and would have mofoked from Atlético fans to celebrate their classification in penalties.
The governing instance of European football condemned the French striker to pay 30,000 euros ($ 33,000), the German defender Antonio Rüdiger 40,000 euros ($ 44,000) and the Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos 20,000 euros ($ 22,000).
For Mbappé and Rüdiger, the sanction entails a suspension of a European party, but only in case of recidivism in a year, so the first leg of Champions League will not be lost before Arsenal on Tuesday.
UEFA did not inflict any sanction to the Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior, after the last week of an investigation against the four players.
UEFA does not detail the sanctioned facts, but mentions the violation of article 11 of its disciplinary code – which requires a “decent behavior” – on March 12, when Real Madrid eliminated Atlético in the penalties.
Change of command in ATP
After five years in the position, the general director of the ATP, Massimo Calvelli, will leave the position in June, announced the instance that manages the main male tennis circuit on Friday.
“The search for his successor begins and the president of the ATP, Andrea Gaudenzi, will interimly accumulate the functions of President and Director General,” the organization explained in a statement.
“Appointed in January 2020, Calvelli played a key role to guide ATP in the challenges of the Pandemia” of COVID-19, he stressed.
His role was also “essential in the development and implementation of Onevision, the ATP long -term strategic plan, supervising the deep changes in the circuit, especially in the historical increase in the remuneration of the players,” the entity insisted.
It has been under the direction of Calvelli, in February 2024, when the ATP signed an agreement of several years with the Saudi Sovereign Fund (PIF), whose name is now accompanying the ATP ranking and whose logo appears in numerous tournaments of the main circuit.
